What color is #6B3573?

#6B3573 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B3573?

The RGB value is 107, 53, 115: 107 red, 53 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B3573?

The complementary color is #3D7335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B3573?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B3573 color

#6B3573 rgb(107, 53, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B3573 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 20.8% green and 45.1% blue (107, 53, 115).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 37% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Eminence (#6E3974), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#6B3573 color codes

HEX	`#6B3573`
RGB	`rgb(107, 53, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 20.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 37%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 54%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 54%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.6, 34.2, -25.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.6, 42.74, 323.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.431, 6.91, 17.001)`
Decimal	`7026035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B3573, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6B3573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B3573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6B3573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b3573; }
.text { color: #6b3573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b3573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 53 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b3573, #73355c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6B3573?: #6B3573 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B3573?: The RGB value is 107, 53, 115: 107 red, 53 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B3573?: The complementary color is #3D7335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B3573?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.